Effects of an interprofessional care concept in nursing homes evaluated in the SaarPHIR project: A cluster-randomized controlled trial. by Lisa Tönnies, Viola Zimmer, Alexandra Piotrowski, Thorsten Lehr, Sonja Laag, Juliane Köberlein-Neu

“…The six administrative districts of the German federal state of Saarland were selected as randomization clusters to avoid spillover effects. …”
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Drug resistance mutations among people living with HIV and ART failure in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional studyResearch in context by Sezanur Rahman, Md Safiullah Sarker, Md Mobarok Hossain, Md Abir Hossain, Mohammad Fakhruddin, Rubel Howlader, Golam Sarwar, Sharful Islam Khan, Mustafizur Rahman

“…The National Anti-Retroviral Therapy Program still relies on a ‘Test and Treat’ strategy and faces challenges in treating drug-resistant HIV. …”
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Environmental Levels and Degradation Behavior of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) in the Water Environment by Zhaohe ZHANG, Dian CHEN, Wei ZHAO, Guoli YUAN, Jun LI, Xingchun JIAO

“…PPCP-like compounds were first detected in treated wastewater in Kansas City, USA in 1976 (concentrations of 0.8-2μg/L[6]), and subsequently detected in various countries. …”
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Comprehensive Evaluation of Several Treatment Combinations Used to Manage Acute Respiratory Infections in Routine Paediatric Practice by E. G. Kondyurina, A. L. Zaplatnikov, T. N. Yelkina, E. I. Burtseva, O. A. Gribanova, N. I. Pirozhkova, G. A. Mingalimova, I. O. Tyuleneva, S. V. Trushakova, E. A. Mukasheva

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Protecting the Autonomy of Patients with Severe Mental Illness Through Psychiatric Advance Directive Peer-Facilitation by Nicholas Karasik

“…This takes on greater weight in treating patients experiencing a psychiatric episode when the threat and use of coercive treatment options are frequent.[34] Moreover, a report in North Carolina has uncovered a "culture of commitment" whereby providers routinely and reflexively override patient PADs through the legal execution of involuntary commitment.[35] This is despite the affirmation of the autonomy of psychiatric patients by the US District Court in Vermont, which concluded in Hargrave v. …”
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Spatial Epidemiology of Clinical Forms of Cutaneous Leishmania-sis and Treatment Practice: Evidence from Leishmaniasis Re-search and Treatment Center, Northwest Ethiopia by Bizuayehu Gashaw, Endalew Yizengaw, Endalkachew Nibret

“…Conclusion: CL significantly affected school-aged children. The symmetrical distribution of cases in districts studied could increase the attention of clinicians and enhance management strategies. …”
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Profiling user segments and spatial clusters of EV uptake through multi-method modeling by Bailing Zhang, Jing Kang

“…Results reveal that EV adoption is concentrated among middle-aged, well-educated, and higher-income individuals, with spatial clustering in innovation-intensive and rapidly urbanizing districts. In contrast, CV users exhibit more diffuse demographic and geographic distributions, often associated with traditional industrial or peripheral zones. …”
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Bayesian geostatistical analysis and prediction of Rhodesian human African trypanosomiasis. by Nicola A Wardrop, Peter M Atkinson, Peter W Gething, Eric M Fèvre, Kim Picozzi, Abbas S L Kakembo, Susan C Welburn

“…Recent research has aimed to increase the evidence base for targeting control measures by focusing on the environmental and climatic factors that control the spatial distribution of the disease.<h4>Objectives</h4>One recent study used simple logistic regression methods to explore the relationship between prevalence of Rhodesian HAT and several social, environmental and climatic variables in two of the most recently affected districts of Uganda, and suggested the disease had spread into the study area due to the movement of infected, untreated livestock. …”
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Extent of Challenges Encountered By the Araling Panlipunan and Social Science Teachers in Facilitating the Modular Distance Learning: Basis for the Formulation of Learning and Deve... by Marino Pamogas

“…This online descriptive quantitative research investigated the extent of challenges faced by the Araling Panlipunan and Social Science teachers from the ten districts of the Schools Division Office of Surigao City for the school year 2020-2021, in which purposive sampling was used. …”
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Community practices and conservation concerns: a study on the utilization and management of Terminalia brownii in Amhara Region, Ethiopia by Andualem Ayalew, Hodaddis Kassahun, Muluken Wudu, Gebeyehu Alamrie, Gezahagn Getachew, Derbie Wudu, Tigabu Redae

“…The study was conducted with an aim to assess T. brownii distribution, utilization, and management in the Bati and Dawa Cheffa districts of the Amhara region. …”
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Unlocking winter maize potential: pioneering on-farm strategies for resilient yields in challenging climates by Raj Kumar Jat, Shubham Durgude, Vijay Singh Meena, Vijay Singh Meena, RK Sohane, RN Singh, Illathur R. Reddy, Suneel Kumar, S. Pazhanismy, Sunita Kumari Meena, Kumari Sharda, Susheel Singh, Rama Kant Singh, Rama Kant Singh, Seema Kumari, Seema Kumari, Pankaj Kumar, Govind Kumar, Amit Kumar Lenka, Asheesh Chaurasiya, Anup Das, Anil Kumar Jha, Dhananjay Pati Tripathi, Swati Sagar

“…Four year (2020-21-to-2023-24) on farm experimentation at 160 farmers in the districts of Purnia and Katihar were consider for study. …”
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Evaluation of seasonal malaria chemoprevention implementation in the Upper East region of Northern Ghana by Emmanuel Yidana Ayamba, Emmanuel Kofi Dzotsi, William Dormechele, Nana Akosua Ansah, Oscar Bangre, Josephat Ana-Imwine Nyuzaghl, Sydney Ageyomah Abilba, Samuel Kwabena Boakye-Boateng, Patrick Odum Ansah

“…Methods This was a longitudinal study in four administrative districts of the Upper East Region of Ghana. Children aged between 3 and 59 months were sampled and followed up one week after each cycle of SMC dosing to complete a questionnaire. …”
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Impact of a national tsetse control programme to eliminate Gambian sleeping sickness in Uganda: a spatiotemporal modelling study by Sophie Dunkley, Andrew Hope, Joshua Longbottom, Johan Esterhuizen, Michael J Lehane, TN Clement Mangwiro, Albert Mugenyi, Richard Selby, Inaki Tirados, Steve J Torr, Michelle C Stanton

“…As part of national efforts to eliminate gHAT as a public health problem, Uganda implemented a large-scale programme of deploying Tiny Targets, which comprise panels of insecticide-treated material which attract and kill tsetse. At its peak, the programme was the largest tsetse control operation in Africa. …”
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